Sardine display carton and container



May 18 1926,

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Patented May 1S, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER W. ROBERTS, CHARLES R. ROBINSON, AND HARRY V7'. HOPKINS, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

SABDINE DESPLAY CARTN ANDCONTAINER.

Application filed February 1, 1922. Serial No. 533,251.

Our invention relates to cartons, and more particularly to c-artons for containing goods put up in key opening cans, such as sardines and cartons for goods of this class which may serve at the same time for display purposes.

In times of high freight rates it is desirn able to pack goods in cartons of as light Weight as possible and yet With requisite strength. It is also desirable for the dealer to display the goods to the best advantage and to this end it is desirable that the carton shall be neat and of taseful appearance. It is also desirable to deliverl the goods to the consumer in bright and clean condition. It is also desirable to arrange the keys so that they Will not get lost or mar thecans. Difficulty has been experienced by the dealer from inattention to the last named end because the keys for opening the cans have been placed with the cans in the carton so that the keys have scratched, gouged and marred the cans in transportation and have been lost in transportation and during the display of the goods; and, moreover the goods have been packed in heavy cartons and boxes, so that the transportation cost has been excessive.

In view of: these considerations some of the objects ofy our improvements are; to pro vide a carton, the Walls of which shall be formed y of light material which shall be braced by partitions of light material providing for the placing of the can keys therein ,in such a manner that they brace the carton, to provide a Wall for the carton formed With pockets in which the keys for opening the cans may be neatly packed, separate from the cans, in such a manner that they form a stiffening reinforcing` element in the wall of the carton and an attractive display fringe about the cans: to prevent the loss of the keys; to accomplish the foregoing in a simple and inexpensive manner; and to provide the dealer with inexpensive, convenient and effective means for displaying the goods.

`With these and other' objects in view, as Will appear hereinafter`v our invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying` drawings and to the characters of reference thereon whichl form a part of this application in which:

Figure l 'is a side elevational View of our carton ready for shipment, parts being broken away to reveal the internal construction and arrangement; Fig. 2 is atop or plan view thereof, the lid being partly broken away to show the interior construction and arrangement; Fig. 3 is an end elevational view thereof With a portion of the wall broken away to show the internal construction and arrangement; and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1 of the pocketed Wall for receiving the keys.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings.

The principal parts of our invention are the reinforced Wall 1 of the carton, a pocketed lining 2 of said Wall l, an additional lining 3, and the bracing partitions 4.

The Wall l of our carton is` formed of au outer surface portion 5, of comparatively light, Jthin paper board, of conventional lshape. l/Jithin this is a lining portion 6 formed preferably of corrugated paper packing board, so placed that the corrugations form vertical pockets for receiving the conventional keys, furnished with key-opening sardine cans andr the like. The lining consists of a rectangular strip'which extends entirely around the inside of the vertical Wall of the carton, one edge resting upon the bottom of the carton, but thejupper edge coming short of the top of the carton by the height of the handle part of a key 7 so that the keys when placed in the vertical pockets of the lining 6 extend to the top of the carton, While their shanks extend to the bot tom. The plane of the handles of the keys is parallel With the plane of the Wall of the carton. When the keys 7 are inserted in the pockets of lining 6 they form an integral, reinforcing part of the Wall l, enabling the Wall to resist great vertical pressure as Well as sidewise bending force. The Wall of the carton is thus reinforced by the keys 7 and may therefore be made much lighter than the conventional carton. It is obvious that this reinforcement is gained at no extra eX- pense, because the keys must be included anyway. The tops of the handles of the keys form an ornamental bead-like fringe in the Wall of the carton.

'Within the lining 6 is mounted a second lining 8 formed preferably of corrugated packing board, extending in U-shaped up the longsides of the carton and across the bottom, which serves to absorb shock that may be incident to handling the package. The carton is further braced and strengthenedin its horizontal plane by stiH, paper board partitions 9 placed between the cans l() and by the cans themselves.

rIhe carton is covered with a hinged lid or cover 1l, provided with an integral lid means l2, adapted to be bent vdownwardly as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings for holding it in display position7 and said lid is imprinted with display matter.

Although we have shown and described a particular construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions we do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire to include in the scope of our invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially7 as set 'forth in the appended claims.

It is now obvious that with our invention, we have produced a Wire reinforced carton which is stronger than the usual carton, which is formed of less material and at less expense which is light in weight, wherein thev wall of the carton provides means foi packing the keys for opening the cans separate from the cans, so that they will not be lost and are readily accessible in the display carton for use, and whereby the keys form an ornamental display feature.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a carton for packing and displaying key-opening canned goods, a paper boa-rd wall and a reinforcing of conventional can-opening keys positioned vertically in said wall.

2. In a carton, forpacking and displaying` key-opening canned goods, a wall formed with vertical pockets and conventional can-opening keys with transverse loops on their upper ends inserted in the pockets or" said wall with the loop upwardly by means of which said wall is reinforced vertically and horizontally.

3. In a carton, for packing and display ing key-opening calmed goods, a wall, a reinforcing of conventional can opening keys with transversely extended loops on their upper ends included in said wall and rigid reinforcing partit-ions mounted in said car ton.

4. In a sardine display carton and con tainer, a wall, a lining in said wall, vertiy cal pockets formed in said lining and conventional can-opening wire keys with transversely extended loops on their one end inserted in said pockets.

5. A reinforcing for cartons comprising a corrugated board sleeve narrower than the depth of the carton, the corrugations extending vertically and adapted to act as object receptacles, and an additional reinforcing in the carton inside the sleeve substantially of the same height as the carton.

6. A display carton comprising a carton, a cover therefor, a corrugated board lreinforcing sleeve extending around the inside of the carton and shallower than the earton, the corrugations extending vertically to act as object receptacles, and another corrugated reinforcing member extending inside the sleeve at front and back and across the bottom ol the carton.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at San Diego, California this 25th day of January, 1922.

IVAL'IER VJ. ROBERTS. CHARLES R. ROBINSON. HARRY WV. HOPKINS. 

